Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [coord] [adv] above " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both are at the geometric centre of the Mansion , beneath the cupola and right above the South Portico . |
| 2 | The impoundments — predominantly for policy purposes — totalled in excess of $18 billion , double the amount officially reported by the administration and far above the comparable action of any previous president . ’ |
| 3 | You simply screw the strips to the walls just under the ceiling and just above the skirting or baseboards to make a kind of frame , and use the special tool provided to push the fabric into the frame and secure it in position . |
| 4 | The hole extended a foot or so above the level of the ceiling , and then ended . |
| 5 | It was only by craning his neck to a painful degree that he saw that he was suspended in mid-air , a foot or so above the sea . |
| 6 | Dreadnought 's deck was still a foot or so above the tide . |
| 7 | The ‘ going rate ’ — that is the rate for unconditional offers — is usually a grade or so above the minimum rate specified there . |
| 8 | The chute is a perfect dish hovering a metre or so above the snow and hauling me downwind at a speed that would be unthinkable on Nordic skis . |
| 9 | There seems to be general agreement that the inner edge of the bench may be a metre or so above the level of the highest tides . |
| 10 | It extends in places up to a metre or so above the level of the reef flat due to the fact that Porolithon can survive in the splash and spray zone and does not need long periods of immersion . |
| 11 | Buses trundle up and down the valley easing the walk-in , and Elbrus even has cable-car access to the snowline and a mountain refuge , Priut , an hour or so above it . |
| 12 | You can pull it up by its roots , but if cut an inch or so above ground level it usually resprouts to give a second crop . |
| 13 | She wore a black dress reaching to just above her knees , suspended from her shoulders by straps no thicker than shoe laces ; black stockings , encasing surprisingly slim legs , and very high-heeled red shoes that elevated her an inch or so above Morse as he stood up and offered her his stool . |